Third studio album by the British-Irish folk rock band, featuring the group's best-selling single 'The Whole of the Moon'. Mike Scott, the album's principal songwriter and leader of The Waterboys, describes 'This Is the Sea' as 'the record on which I achieved all my youthful musical ambitions', and 'the final, fully realised expression of the early Waterboys sound'.
Track Listing:
1. Don't Bang the Drum - The Waterboys (6.46)
2. The Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys (5.02)
3. Spirit - The Waterboys (1.48)
4. The Pan Within - The Waterboys (6.12)
5. Medicine Bow - The Waterboys (2.45)
6. Old England - The Waterboys (5.31)
7. Be My Enemy - The Waterboys (4.17)
8. Trumpets - The Waterboys (3.36)
9. This Is the Sea - The Waterboys (6.29)
Year of Production: 1985
